| COURSE |
SUGGESTED MINIMUM PRE-COURSE EXPERIENCE |
RECOMMENDED KNOWLEDGE |
COURSE CONTENT |
ABILITY AFTER COURSE |
MINIMUM DURATION |
| START YACHTING PRACTICAL |
None |
None |
Steering a yacht, sail handling, ropework and safety on board |
Basic knowledge of yachting |
2 days |
| COMPETENT CREW PRACTICAL |
None |
None |
Basic seamanship & helmsmanship |
Useful crewmember |
5 days |
| DAY SKIPPER PRACTICAL + |
5 days, 100 miles, 4 night hours |
Navigation to Day Skipper Shorebased & basic sailing ability |
Basic Pilotage, boat handling, seamanship & navigation |
Skipper a small yacht in familiar waters by day |
5 days |
| YACHTMASTER COASTAL PRACTICAL + |
15 Days (2 as skipper), 300miles, 8 night hours |
Navigation to Yachtmaster Coastal Shorebased standard. Sailing to Day Skipper Practical standard |
Skippering techniques for coastal & offshore passages |
Skipper a yacht on coastal passages by day and night |
5 days |
| YACHTMASTER OFFSHORE (SAIL) PRE-EXAMINATION TUITION ++ |
50 days, 5 as skipper, 2,500 miles, 5 passages over 60 miles, including 2 as skipper, up to half of this can be non-tidal.
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Navigation to at least Yachtmaster Coastal Shore based level. Boat handling all weathers, Man overboard, Safety particularly the collision regulations, Meteorology. |
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Prepared for the Yachtmaster examination.
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5 Days + 2 for RYA Yachtmaster examination.
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